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A comment on AI's energy footprint. Parent comment

Re:AI's energy footprint by HPsquared on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @05:42AM (#44049779)
Regular people spend a lot more on fuel, as a fraction of their wages, than rich people. This applies especially in poor countries (also to food).
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Re:AI's energy footprint by triceratops on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:19AM (#44051150)
A revenue-neutral carbon tax redistributes the money collected from the tax equally. Poor people get back much more, as a fraction of their wages, than rich people.
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